同月

同月

The same month.

Here, '同月' functions as 'the same month,' referring to a specific temporal coincidence with someone's retirement.

彼が退職した同月に新しい人が採用されました。

The same month he retired, a new person was hired.

In this sentence, '同月' is used to indicate 'the corresponding month in another year,' a common reference in time-based comparisons.

昨年の同月と比較して、売上が増加しました。

Compared to the same month last year, sales have increased.

This usage of '同月' refers to a specific month shared by multiple events within the same temporal frame.

我々は同月に行われるイベントを楽しみにしています。

We are looking forward to the event held in the same month.